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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-01-08
1887.
harpel's Magazine.
ILLUS'TR-A-TET.
| 887.

haip srs MAGAZINE during 1887 viii contain
"novSi OF intsnse political, social ana ren
mantle interest entitled "Narka''-a story Of
husslao llfe-by Kathleen O'Meara; new no
yei entitled April Hopes" by w. d. Ho,geIis
Southern Sketches" by Charles pndls,, War
h hef and heheccn Harding Davis Iilnsirafad
WHailan Hamilton Gibson aGreai
n.ihrneai Industries continued. aSorini
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s Wy tsitl way Problem by competent writert,
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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-22
THE RATTLesNAkE.s EYE.
It's Malignant. Terrible and Dangerously
Fascinating Expression

It's Malignant. Terrible and Dangerously
Fascinating Expression
Never seeing a snake charm a bird or
animal. l concluded it was a negro
superstition or fancy. devoid of fact
So L continued TO think until a few
days ago when farmer friend of mine,
living four miles south of Abilene, told
me what he had lately witnessed. He
said he was riding along on a prairie.
and saw a prairie dog within a few feet
of him, which refused to scamper to
his hole, as prairie dogs usually do
when approached by man; on the con-
trary, he sat as if transfiXed to the
spot, though making a constant nerv-
Gus, shuddering motion, as if anxious
to get away. Ny friend thought this
was strange, and while considering the
spectacle, he presently saw a large rat
tlesnake coiled up under some bushes,
his head uplifted, about six or seven
feet from the dog, which still needed
him not, but looked steadily upon the
snake. He dismounted, took the dog
by the head and thrust him off, when
the snake, which had up to that
moment remained quiet, Immediately
swelled with rage, and began sound
ing his r;lttles. The prairie dog for
some time seemed benumbed, hardly
capable of motion, but grew better, anC
finally got into his hole. My friend
then killed the RATHER. Now, was this
a case of charming? If not, what was
itP My friend who told me this is
named John Irving Mcclure, a farmer,
well known to me, good and truthful
man. 1 now give it up that snakes do
indeed charm, or so paralyze birds and
little animals with terror, when they
catch their eye, that they become help
less and motionless, almost as good as
dead. What say the scientists?
And to one who is familiar with the
ewes of rattlesnakes it does not seem
unreasonable that they should have
such power. If you will examine the
eve of one when he is cold in death,
you will perceive that it has an ex-
tremely malignant and terrible express
sion. When he is alive and excited
know of nothing in all nature of so
dreadful appearance as the eye of the
rattlesnake. 1t is enough to strike not
only birds and little animals but men
with nightmare. have on several oc-
casions examined them closely with
strong glasses, and feel with all force
what 1 state, and L will tell you that
there are few men on the face
of the earth who can look upon an
angered rattlesnake through IL good
glass-bringing him apparently within
a foot or two of the eye-and stand it
more than a. moment. - Forest and
Stream.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-22
TO GRAIN WALNUT.

The CoIors ara Motions Required to DC
Satisfactory Work.
1t is very difficult to teach granting
by essay, for, as experts know, this
knowledge can be obtained only joy
years of practice. We do not profes:
to be expert on this sort of thing, ~
it is little out of our line, still we viii
do our best,
The groundwork for black walnut
should be made of white lead, yellow
Ocher, Venetian red and black, and
should dry with somewhat of an oil
gloss. To obtain any degree of per-
lection in initiating burl walnut or any
other wood, it is necessary to procure
panel or bits of veneer, and copy the
color and form the grain as nearly as
possible. The grain color should be
burnt lumber.
To grain in oil, mix the grain color
in boiled linseed oil and turpentine,
and add little soap or whiting, Oh
both, as it makes the color flow more
freely. For distemper color, grind the
grain color in ale, beer, vinegar. OF
whisky, (the latter to be preferred in
cold weather). the object being To bind
the color SO that it will not rub off.
Graining should be done with free
and careless motion of the hand. yet,
having an eye to the character of the
wood to be initiated. Glazing colors
are transparent. and should be used
very thin, whether in oil or distempeI
color. Blending should be done by
brushing the tip of the blender back
and forth slightly over the work whils
it is yet wet. Blazing, or the light
shades, are put in by sliding a blaze
stick up. and bearing around to the
right or left. The same motion is re.
CURED in packing in the fine chec%
grain with the side of tx IIender.--.
Tie HuE.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-22
THE SOuTH.

THE inmates of the Jail at New Orleans
are said to be dying of scurvy and lack of
food. The matter is to be investigated.
a NUMBER of sheds collapsed at New
Orleans recently. John Tucker, steward
on the river, had his neck broken and boy
had his spine dislocated.
THE Rio Grande was threatening the lit
tie town of Edinburg, thirty miles above
Brownsville, Tex, with destruction on the
18th.
THE Texas desperadoes who were thought
to have been cornered near Austin made
their escape.
BALTIMoRE's celebration of the anniver-
sary OF the battle of North Point in the
war OF 1872 was married by rain all day on
the 18th. A parade was held and the three
survivors banqueted.
The Texas Returning Board has can
vassed the vote of the State on the sew
eral constitutional amendments voted upon
August D. The total vote of the State in
favor OF the Prohibition amendment was
129273; against, 221, 627; majority against,
G,3o4- The other amendments were de-
1eated by IN; Jorities ranging from 60, 900 to
nearly 10000, that extending the legisla-
tive session being defeated by the largest
majority
The stage running between Lockhart and
Lullng, Tex, was robbed recently by
masked men, the passengers and driver
being forced to give up their valuables.
The mails were not touched.
GOVERNOR GORDON, of Georgia has signed
the bill which imposes a tax of 81, 900 a
year on all wine rooms.
IWENTY-THREE persons convicted of
crimes in the Indian Territory, nave been
sent to the Little Rock (Ark.) penitentiary
by the United States District Court at Fort
Smith.
Ex-Governor LUKE P. BLACKBURN. who
mad been lying at the point of death at
frankfort, KY, for weeks past, died at
2:3o p. m on the 14th. His last Ineligible
words were spoken several days before
and were: ''Oh, the beauty of religion"
Ex-Governor Blackburn was born June 16.
1876, in Woodford County, KY.
FIFTY acres of land have been guaran-
teed within the limits of Bonham, Tex, for
the proposed State Orphan Asylum.
The officers of the steamer J. NJ White,
which was burned in the Bayou Sara, La,
last year with great loss of life, have been
acquitted OF criminal negligence.
CAPTAIN JAMES BARRON Hope, editor of
the Norfolk (Va-) Landmark, and one of the
most distinguished poets and journalists in
the South, died suddenly of heart disease
on the 18th
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-22
THE LATEST.

JUSTICE MAGKUDER, OF the Illinois Su-
preme Court, has received a mourning
number of the Milwaukee Labor ReciesO.
with the Anarchist decision inclosed in
black.
NEW and strange disease is affecting
cattle at Du Quoin, Ill, mich COWS suffer
ing most. The disease is in the eyes, some
cows being reported totally blind.
THE Scottish Home Rule Association
held a meeting the other day and appointed
a committee to bring the question before
Parliament.
AYoUB KHAN, the Afghan pretender, has
been traced to BeloOchistan. He will
probably be surrendered to the British au-
thorities.
BUSINESS failures during the seven days
ended September Is numbered for the Uni
ted States, l65; for Canada, %; total, 1SS,
compared with ia the previous week and
1S5 for the corresponding week east year.
THE British Parliament was prOrogucd
on the 10th.
A SPANISH ironclad is anchored in the
harbor of Key West, Fla, and another is
cruising outside watching for flibusters.
a MORTGAGE of Sl.20J, 900 has been filed III
Springfield, Ill, by the st. Louis, Alton &
Springfield railroad.
PAGE q Co.'s candy factory, Chicago, and
other buildings were destroyed by fire re
Gently, causing loss of 100000 Several
mense sign in the shape of an eagle.
GEORGE OLIVER, mayor of Sheltman, Ga,
committed suicide recently in the telegraph
office. Oliver was well known throughout
Georgia, and no reason was assigned for
his act.
A COLLISION occurred the other night on
the Iron Mountain railroad north of Nettle-
ton, between two construction trains,
which resulted in the killing of three men
and severely iniuring seven others. Both
engines were badly wrecked.
A COLLISION occurred on the Midland
railway, England, on the 10th, resulting in
the death oftwenty-four persons and the in
jury of many others. The victims were
eXcursionists en- route to the Doncaster
races.
THE Volunteer beat the Mayflower in the
trial yacht races off Sandy Hook on the
10th.
DoMINICK MEssINA, his wife and four
children, were burned to death by a fire In
grocery store at New Orleans on the 10th.
PRESIDENT DIAZ opened Congress In the
City OF Mexico on the 10th.
THE First National Bank of Corey, Pa,
has been closed by Bank Examiner Young.
FRANK w. MAXoN, a wealthy stock
breeder of WalwOrth, Wis, was gored TO
death recently by blooded bull, which he
was leading to water. He was literally
torn to pieces. Deceased was sixty years
OF age and leaves wife.
A REBELLION. which proved of short dura-
ton, broke out in ManIpore, India, recently.
The rebels penetrated into the Maharalah's
palace, but Were repulsed with loss of
nine killed and many wounded. No further
trouble was expected.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-22
Kansas Sugar.

The Parkinson Sugar Works at Fort
Scott recently commenced to work up the
present years crop of sorghum cane. The
results were considered wonderful by Hon.
Norman j. Colman, Commissioner of Ag-
riculture, and Prof. Cowgirl, State Agent,
who were present. Commissioner Colman
in a public address stated that the sorghum
sugar problem was undoubtedly solved,
that the result here demonstrated it fully,
and Prof. Cowgirl declared that these ex-
periments had exceeded the most sanguine
expectation of the sorghum sugar industry.
by turning out over one hundred pounds of
sugar to the ton. The act of the Legisla-
lature last winter provides that on all sugar
made in the State containing ninety or
more per cent. of crystalized sugar, the
State shall pay bounty of two cents per
pound. He had not yet analysed any of this
sugar, but by an analysis made by Gov
eminent chemist it appears that the COM
pany has a large margin above the ninety
per cent. Prof. Cowgirl favored further
experiments by the Government.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-22
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary of the Daily News.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

The President has pardoned Thomas R
Knight, John A. Brooks and Henry Patz
convicted of manslaughter in the Western
district OF Arkansas and sentenced to i'm
prisonment. They were Indian police and
killed q man while attempting to arrest
him.
MR.. E B. SARGENT, of the English: Civil
Service Commission has written to the
Civil Service Commission at Washington
stating that he intends to visit Washing
ton, and although coming unofficially, he
would like to compare our Civil-Servlce
methods with those of England. He has
been invited to call upon the Commission
when he reaches Washington
THE value of breadstuffs exported from
the United States during August past was
SIS. 49,, "A, against SIS, 116, 8S1 in August,
1885,
THE Navy Department is informed that
Rear Admiral Green on August "a at Leg
horn, Italy, in obedience to orders from
Secretary Whitney, relieved Rear Admiral
Franklin Of the command of the European
squadron. The squadron was on its way to
Gibraltar.
THE annual report of General Black
Commissioner of Pensions, for the fiscal
year ended June 80, shows that the total
number of persons in Kansas now drawing
pensions is IL, 4S1 at a quarterly disburSe-
ment of S5l9, $780, while Missouri has
IL, 1S9 pensioners at a quarterly disburse-
ment of S4S3, az. 36.
THE offerings of AZ per cent. bonds to
the treasury on the 14th aggregated 50, 49,,
900, at prices ranging from 107.9S to LILO.
Acting Secretary Thompson accepted
$419O,500 of the bonds at prices ranging
from 1O7 9S to 1887
SOME dissatisfaction is expressed at the
Navy Department over the slow progress
OF the steamship Thetis toward Alaska.
The vessel sailed several months ago from
Portsmouth, Va. When last heard from
the Thetis was at Callao, Peru, and it was
extremely doubtful If she could reach
Alaska before the winter closes in.
THE Washington Post, on the authority
of Representative Bayne, of Pennsylvania,
publishes statement that Henry George
and DIR. McGlynn propose to establish
daily newspaper in each of the large cities
of the country to advocate the interests of
worlzingmen.
, GENERAL JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON, Commits
sioner of Railroads, complains of the mad
equacy of the law to compel the Pacific
railroads to pay their Indebtedness to the
Government.
PARCEL post convention between the
United States and Jamaica, made by the
Postmaster General and the Governor of
Jamaica, Sir Henry Norman, has been APP
proved by the President and will go into eff
feet after October l.
THE Secretary of State finds no proper
grounds upon which to demand the extra
dition of McGarigle.
NECESSARY instructions have been issued
to the local land officials to carry into eff
feet Secretary Lamar's recent order re-
storing to settlement the indemnity lands
of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company
1t is estimated that nearly 9,00O,OOO acres
are involved.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-22
THE EAST.

THE report of the master in the Penn
bank matter at Pittsburgh, Pa, states that
President Riddle and those acting with him
robbed the bank of about 81, 100000.
THE soldiers monument at Braddock' S
Pa, was unveiled on the 10th by ex-Gover-
nor Pierpont, of West Virginia, and Gen
eral Gibson, of Ohio.
NEW YORK CITY proposes to spend 81, 0O0-
900 year on small parks in the more dense
iy populated portions of the city.
ONE timer was killed and another ia.
tally injured by falling from building in
Pittsburgh, Pa, the other day.
JAMES ID. THYNG, shoe dealer of Buffalo,
n. Y, has been arrested for setting fire to
his store. the insurance on which was
nearly double it's value.
ARGUMENTS on the appeal in the Jacob
Sharp case were concluded in the NewY ork
Supreme Courts special session on the l4th
THERE was panic in oil in Pitts burgh.
Pa, on the 18th, prices dropping four cents
in a short time. The market opened weak
at SO and with general desire to sell soon
broke at 90. The greatest excitement pre-
vailed during the decline and large
amount of oil was unloaded.
NEW YORK Republicans met in conyen-
ton at Saratoga on the 18th and nominated
the following ticket: Secretary of State.
Fred Grant, of New York; Comptroller.
Joseph LamerouX, of Saratoga; Treasurer,
James Carmichael, of Erie; State Engi-
neer, Perry H Cornell, of Tompkins.
THE racing stable of Sam Emery was sold
at. auction at Sheepshead Bay recently.
The star of the string was Dry Monopole.
He was bought by Barney Riley the train
err, for IS, 100. Tenbooker was bought nv
the keystone stables for $500; Sea Fog.
by Lamasney Bros, for 1850; Sutton. bv
R. S. Clark, for 81, 400; Drake, by NJ. Cor
bett, for s., 200.
A CIRCULAR Endorsed by the president of
the executive board of the Miners and La
borers' Amalgamated Association has been
issued, recommending that work be sus-
pended in the coke region at all places
whore the scale has not been signed and
that the suspension continue until the scale
adopted by the II. c. Frick Company shall
have been signed.
THE strike of the furniture men of Ros-
ton has been declared of, pending arbitra
zion.
The Constitution Centennial celebration
commenced with a grand procession at
Philadelphia on the 18th. 1t was estimated
that 100000 visitors were present In the
city. President Cleveland and party ar
rived in the evening.
CoNGREssNAN-ELECT NICHOLAS L. KANE.
OF the Albany IN. W district, died on the
18th of consumption.
IRA L. GREEN, q former resident of Rush.
N. Y, recently murdered his wife and two
children at Sarasata, Fla, and was after
ward shot while resisting the officers.
The firm of Thomas j. Pope & Bro,
dealers III metals, New York, has made an
assignment. The firm was among the
largest in the trade The liabilities are es-
timated at from 1900. 600 to $4,000.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-22
OLD-TIME VAGARIES.
How Ague and Nightmare Were Cured in
the Good Old Days.

How 4 que and Nightmare Were Cured in
the Good Old Days.
In the early days of credulity and
superstition the popular mind was pre-
pared to receive as a remedy any thing
of Il mysterious character ring
made on the hinge OF coffin was cred
tied with the power of relieving cramps,
which also received solace when a
rusty old sword was hung up by the
patients bedside. Nails driven into
an oak tree were not Il cure, but a pre-
ventive against toothache. A halter
which had served to hang a criminal
withal, when bound round the temples,
was found an infallible remedy for
headache. A still more efficacious
remedy was found, of course, in the
''moss" growing on a human skull.
which moss was dried and pulverized
and then taken by way of cephalic
snuff. A dead mans hand could dis
pei tumors of the glands by stroking
the parts nine times; but the hand of a
man who had been cut down from the
gallows-tree was, we need not say, a
remedy infinitely more efficacious.
Some of these remedies still exist
among the superstitious poor of the
provinces, although the formula, of
course, is not now strictly adhered to.
the game being emphatically 'hardly
worth the candle" To cure warts,
for instance, the best thing was to
steal a piece of beef from the butcher,
with which the warts were to be
rubbed, after which it was to be in
TERED in any filth, and as the process
OF decomposition went on the warts
would wither and disappear.
The chips of a gallows OH which sew
eral persons had been hanged, when
worn in Il bag round the neck, were
pronounced an infallible cure for the
ague. The nightmare. supposed, OF
course, to be caused by supernatural
agency, was banished by means of a
stone with hole in it being suspended
at the head of the sufferers bed. This
last remedy went by the name of a
"hag-stone," because it prevented the
witches, who of course wrought the
mischief, from sitting on the patients
stomach.
Its effect upon these mischievous old
crones was singularly deterrent. The
poor old creatures who could not have
sat horse the moment he began to
walk were credited with riding these
animals over the moorland at headlong
speed in the dead of night, when bet
ter disposed and less frisky people were
wrapped in slumber. A ''hag-stone"
tied to the key of the stable door at
once put stop to these heathenish
Vaoaries-Time.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-22
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
Grand Army delegates.


The following are the duly accredited
representatives of the G. A. R. OF the de-
partment Of Kansas, who will attend the
mander, I. II. Seward Winfield; senior
junior vice-commander, l.. &. Smith. Stock
ton; assistant Acknowledgement. A H. Linn
erick, Winfield Representatives, George
T. Anthony, OF Leavenworth; j. b. Baker,
of Girard; j. G.. Woods, of w ellingto on; a.
b. Campbell, of Topeka: j. I. Bradley, OF
Sabetha; I. NJ Pierce, of AtchlSon; j. III.
imbocker, of Fort Scott; w. II. Young, Of
Wyandotte; F. III. Mills, of Cedarvale;
R. P. McGregor, of Boston Springs;
David Taylor, of Emporia; H. X.
Devendorf, of Topeka; Ct. NJ. Stratton. of
Clay Center; Aaron MIlle1. of Chico; W.
II. Caldwell, of Belolt; Mark s. Kelley, of
Edwards; c. NJ. Rawiing, of Lyons; 5. r.
Peters, of Newton. Alternates, W. K Hop
kins. of Garden City; ,. r. Gordon, abb
lene; S. G. Stoner, OF Belleviile; l5SLee
Knight. of Topeka; George Trout, OF VA
mego; j. III. Hunter, of Leavenworth; q.
F. Pond, OF Fort Scott; c. Pattison, OF Wy
andCtte; s. A Wickard, of Chanute; c. ].
Butin, of Fredonia; Sol. Brewer, of Lyn-
don; j. II. c. Brewer, of Peabody; A. c.
Pierce, of Junction City; ]. s. Winans, Of
Vine Creek; c. II. Moody, of Burr Oak;
of Belle Plaine, and Clark Gray. of Larned.
Post department commanders, j. {. Car
penter, j. II. fitzpatrick, John A. Martin, W.
s. jenkins, John Guthrie. j. s. Walkin-
shaw, L. j. Anderson, II. W. Pond, Milton
Stewart, e. j. McDivitt-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-22

-"Great Caesar, Smith, said the
editor of the society paper to his as
sistant, ''here's a ten-lsne paragraph
you've written about Colonel Bulger,
and you haven't called him handsome
once in the whole of it.'' But Colonel
Bulger isn't handsome" persisted
Smith. '.Handsomei He's ugly
enough to scare carload of monkeys
into commissions" Then would be
justified in speaking of him as hand
some?' "Never you mind whether
your justified or not-always speak OF
Colonel Bulger as handsomei get m!
butter of him. ''-ExcsGn9e.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-22
THE WEST.

GEORGE Il. HAMILTON, charged with
train wrecklng at Wyandotte, Kan, was
acquitted by the jury after lengthy trial.
The alleged train wrecking occurred during
the great strike on the Missouri Pacific
system In 1886.
THE Atlantic express collided with a loco
motive on the New York, Pennsylvania &
Ohio railroad at Peoria, o., the other morn
ing. killing one of the engineers. fatally
wounding The other and seriously inJuring
8 fireman.